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From Amish to Zanyish Trivia Quiz

Beginning with A and continuing on through Z, use the clues to find words that begin with successive alphabet letters and end with ISH. This type of quiz is more fun if you go FAST!

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 10 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
10 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,691

Updated
Nov 16 24

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
1344

Last 3 plays: jonnowales (18/25), snhha (25/25), misstified (25/25).

Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. To flabbergast?

Answer: (A--8 letters.)

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Question 2 of 25

2. To exile?

Answer: (B--6 letters.)

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Question 3 of 25

3. Excluding those outside of the family?

Answer: (C--8 letters.)

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Question 4 of 25

4. Scholarly?

Answer: (D--7 letters. This is a British English adjective.)

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Question 5 of 25

5. Pixyish?

Answer: (E--6 letters.)

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Question 6 of 25

6. A kinky obsession or an object that is supposed to have magical powers?

Answer: (F--6 letters.)

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Question 7 of 25

7. To decorate a serving dish?

Answer: (G--7 letters.)

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Question 8 of 25

8. Terrible? (As in: We were in a _____ traffic jam.)

Answer: (H--7 letters.)

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Question 9 of 25

9. Roguish or puckish?

Answer: (I--6 letters.)

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Question 10 of 25

10. A marine coelenterate?

Answer: (J--9 letters.)

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Question 11 of 25

11. A Jewish prayer for the dead.

Answer: (K--7 letters.)

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Question 12 of 25

12. Clumsy?

Answer: (L--7 letters.)

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Question 13 of 25

13. Stubborn?

Answer: (M--6 letters.)

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Question 14 of 25

14. A Yiddish word for a meek guy?

Answer: (N--7 letters.)

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Question 15 of 25

15. Clumsy and stupid?

Answer: (O--6 letters.)

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Question 16 of 25

16. Fretful?

Answer: (P--7 letters.)

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Question 17 of 25

17. Witty?

Answer: (Q--8 letters.)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Tawdry or vulgar?

Answer: (R--7 letters.)

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Question 19 of 25

19. Uppity or haughty or cliquish?

Answer: (S--8 letters.)

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Question 20 of 25

20. To dull the luster of, for instance, silver?

Answer: (T--7 letters.)

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Question 21 of 25

21. Snobbish?

Answer: (U--6 letters.)

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Question 22 of 25

22. To disappear?

Answer: (V--6 letters.)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Querulous?

Answer: (W--7 letters. Think stinging insect.)

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Question 24 of 25

24. I'm skipping X. Somewhat golden?

Answer: (Y--9 letters.)

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Question 25 of 25

25. A freebie from the quiz title. Somewhat ludicrously humorous?

Answer: (Z--7 letters.)

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 15 2024 : jonnowales: 18/25
Nov 14 2024 : snhha: 25/25
Nov 14 2024 : misstified: 25/25
Nov 14 2024 : stephedm: 25/25
Nov 14 2024 : paper_aero: 20/25

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To flabbergast?

Answer: astonish

Amish is another word that begins with A and ends with "ish."

2. To exile?

Answer: banish

Or brutish, bluish, or British.

3. Excluding those outside of the family?

Answer: clannish

Or cliquish or Cornish or churlish.

4. Scholarly?

Answer: donnish

Or dampish, darkish, Danish or cheese danish.

5. Pixyish?

Answer: elfish

Or English.

6. A kinky obsession or an object that is supposed to have magical powers?

Answer: fetish

Or faddish or fattish or fish.

7. To decorate a serving dish?

Answer: garnish

Or greenish.

8. Terrible? (As in: We were in a _____ traffic jam.)

Answer: hellish

Or hashish.

9. Roguish or puckish?

Answer: impish

Or Irish.

10. A marine coelenterate?

Answer: jellyfish

Or Jewish.

11. A Jewish prayer for the dead.

Answer: kaddish

Or Kentish or knavish.

12. Clumsy?

Answer: loutish

Or lavish.

13. Stubborn?

Answer: mulish

Or mannish.

14. A Yiddish word for a meek guy?

Answer: nebbish

Or newish.

15. Clumsy and stupid?

Answer: oafish

Or outfish or overfish.

16. Fretful?

Answer: peevish

Or peckish or pettish or puckish.

17. Witty?

Answer: quippish

Or qualmish or queerish.

18. Tawdry or vulgar?

Answer: raffish

Or ravish or reddish or radish or rakish or roguish.

19. Uppity or haughty or cliquish?

Answer: snobbish

Or shrewish or slavish or swish.

20. To dull the luster of, for instance, silver?

Answer: tarnish

Or tallish.

21. Snobbish?

Answer: uppish

Or unmodish.

22. To disappear?

Answer: vanish

Or varnish or vixenish.

23. Querulous?

Answer: waspish

Or wish.

24. I'm skipping X. Somewhat golden?

Answer: yellowish

Or youngish.

25. A freebie from the quiz title. Somewhat ludicrously humorous?

Answer: zanyish

Thanks for taking this quiz. If you think of any more "ish" words to add, please let me know.

Source: Author robynraymer

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